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    Volleyball Star to Keynote Sports Day

    Liz Masakayan in action.
    Liz Masakayan, one of the most accomplished volleyball players in the history of the sport, will keynote next month's annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day at UCSB. She will speak at 7 p.m. in Corwin Pavilion on Feb. 3, offering an autobiographical talk titled "Pass, Set, Hit, Score: Moving from All-Star to All-Pro."
    Her free address is sponsored by the Women's Center and follows the theme for this year's national celebration: "Succeed in Sports, Lead in Life." A pre-talk reception, costing $25 each person, presents an opportunity to meet the two-time All-American between 5:45-6:45 p.m. Call the center at x3778 for reservations.
    Local volleyball fans know the former UCLA star better as the 2001 champion of the Santa Barbara Associated Volleyball Tournament held at East Beach. But she also started for the 1988 United States Olympic indoor volleyball team that competed in Seoul, Korea. Masakayan successfully transitioned from being one of the premier collegiate and U.S. National Team members to being one of the best players on the beach. She and her partner, Karolyn Kirby, became the top winning team in Women's Professional Volleyball Association history.
    Masakayan, who was born in Quezon City, Philippines, grew up in Southern California. She has been featured as one of three elite athletes in a fitness video marketed by Reebok, been on the cover of Volleyball magazine four times, and has been a featured athlete in national magazines.